Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-26
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.
The proceedings to disbar lawyer w. w.
Knott have been dismissed by the Supreme

The proceedings to disbar lawyer w. w.
Knott have been dismissed by the Supreme
Court.
No cases of diphtheria have been re-
ported at the Health Office IN Oakland
since one fatal case several days ago.
Ex-Judge Robert Ferral, who was ad-
judged by Judge Hornblower guilty of con-
tempt of Court and was sentenced to pay
fine of $40, has paid the fine.
Kate Haggett and her husband have
sued Elizabeth Kelly and husband, of
Oakland, for $4,000 damages for malicious
prosecution for misdemeanor.
w. T. Coleman denies the statement that
he intends accepting the position of Major
General of the National Guard of Califor-
mia. He will accept no public position, he
states.
The body of a man about 45 years of age,
evidently sailor. was found floating in
the bay off Lime Rock by an Italian fisher
man this morning. On the body was
registered letter receipt to Anton Lopez.
While Bernard Meyer, bartender at the
Cliff House, was on his way to his home,
As Seventh street, about midnight Monday
night, he was knocked down ON Mission
street, near Seventh, and robbed OF small
sum of money.
An explosion occurred Monday evening
| about 7:20 o'clock on the Geary-street cable
road between Taylor and Mason streets.
Dummy No. was somewhat damaged !;
one of the front wheels being broken. A
bobtail car of the Central line had just
passed over the track safely.
Robert Durouse, an employee of the Rush
Electric Company, fell from second-story
window of building ON Sansome street
Monday afternoon. He received a Sc
we're shock, but upon examination it was
found that be had sustained no other in
jury. 1t was wonderful escape.
Kittie Morrisey, 12-year- old school
girl, was found dead drunk in the Plaza
opposite the old City Hall. She says she
was enticed into room on Dupont street.
made drunk with wine and then assaulted
by man named John Martin. No marks
Of violence, however, could be found.
Antoine Borel. the Swiss Consul, has
stated that the rumor current to the effect
| that colony of Swiss at Healdsburg had
received orders to return to Switzerland,
was without the slightest truth. The Swiss
Government did not even possess the power
of interfering with her citizens, while re-
siding in another country.
Trouble has been brewing between the
OOutneTu dCljC duu AtlduilC anu
companies ever since the disruption of the
last pool, and on Monday it eliminated in
the last named company issuing new
rate sheet of its own, which enables pas
sengers to 90 to New Orleans 50 80 cheaper
than by the Southern route. Considerable
surprise was created by the new rate-sheet.
Catherine Toohy, aged 60 years, a native
of Ireland, has become insane over losses
in stocks. She was domestic, and had all
her savings in mining stocks when the
bottom of the market fell out recently.
She imagines that she is being pursued by
eighteen men, and that she has been
strapped down to bed. She imagines that
the food offered her is poisoned, and re-
fuses to eat
Christopher Buckley the Democratic
politician, has been dangerously i'll at his
residence, on the corner of Post and Baker
streets. The exciting Senatorial campaign
at Sacramento brought complete prostra-
ton, and it was feared that he would die
during Saturday night last. Quiet and
rest have, however, brought about favora-
BILE change, and on Monday he was con-
sidered out of danger.